Abstract:Based on the reliable models of mechanical properties degradation of concrete, reinforcing steel and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (CFRP) materials with increasing temperature were accounted for in this current analysis, this paper established the numerical model of insulated CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete beams and compiled a nonlinear finite element method (FEM) program (named NFACCB) of strengthened beams under exposure of fire event using general-purpose code ANSYS, and also developed the coupled thermo-mechanical analysis. The simulated results are shown that, although CFRPs are sensitive to elevated temperature, satisfactory fire performance behaviour can be achieved by providing reasonably supplemental fire insulation. Moreover, it is demonstrated that fire insulation thickness and fire load ratio have a significant effect on fire performance of strengthened beams, that longitudinal bar reinforcement, amount of CFRP strengthening, thermal conductivity of insulation materials and sectional dimension have only moderate influences, and that mid-span deformations versus thermal specific heat and density are not obvious.